What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Thorn Barrow 520m south east of Coop, in Highermoor Plantations as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic long barrow; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). It is significant as a rare surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the region, reflecting early communal burial practices.
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